Wrapper for candies.



J. A. McCLURG.v

WRAPPER FOR CANDIES.

APPLICATION FIFLEB JUNEZS, I915.

1,174,593., 4 Patnted Mar. 7,1916.

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JAMES A. MpCLURG, OF MQUNTAIN LAKES, NEW JERSEY.

WRAPPER FOB CANDIES.

v Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Application filed June 23, 1915. Serial No. 35,812.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. MoGLURG,

' manner of Wrapping such candies entails the use of an excessive amount of paper, the

wrapping is not'as neat as desirable, andthe covering has a unwrapped. a

The object of my invention is to provide an improved wrapping for such candies, wherein a saving can be. effected in the. amount of paper required for the wrappings, the wrapping'of. the "candy may be effected with facility, and the wrapped can dies are neat in appearance and not liable to become unfolded.

I In carrying out my invention Iiprovide paper wrappings of suitable dimensions with apertures or holes therein to receive thestick-of the candy, whereby the paper may be folded over the candy in two piles, and the ends of the wrapping protruding from the candy may-then be folded upon themselves over the candy, whereby the latter will "be entirely covered and well protected, in a sightly and efficient manner.

Reference is to be had to the accompanytendency to become ing drawings forming part hereof, wherein,

Figure 1 is a detail of a candy wrapper embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a face View illustrating the candy applied upon the wrapper, and Figs. 3, 4- and 5 illustrate further steps in wrapping the candy.

In accordance with my invention I provide a wrapper 1, such as a sheet of waxed paper, and I place an aperture or hole 2 in the wrapper adapted to receive the stick 3 of the candy 4, such as the stick of a lolly-- pop. The aperture 2 is placed in the wrap per at an unequal distance fromopposite ends, preferably at about one-third of the distance from one edge: 1 of the wrapper. The stick 3 is then passed through the aperture 2 of the wrapper, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and thereupon one portion of the wrapper is folded over the candy, such as the portion 5 between the edge 1* and aperture 2, as lllustrated in Fig. 3, and then the other or longer portion 6 of the wrapper is folded over, the candy and upon the portion 5, as

illustratedin Fig.- 4. The laterally project ing end portions 7 of the wrapper then extending from the sides of the candy 4 substantially at right angles to .the stick are folded preferably in the manner illustrated at the left side of Fig. 5, so that the substantially triangularlyfolded portions 8, 9, of the wrapper beyond the candy are overlapped against the main 'part 10 of the Wrapper, and then such extended portions are folded over upon the candy, as illustrated in full and dotted lines in Fig. 5. The candy is thus inclosed in a substantially tight manner within the-wrapper, to exclude dust, germs, etc., and to keep th'ecandy fresh and clean.

By means of my improvements an economy in the amount of paper used for wrap-i ping this class of candy is effected, the time required inwrapping the candies is economized,- the wrapping is neat and atftractive, and the wrapped candiesmay be readily and'conveniently packed in cartons or boxes, and are not liable to become unparts 10 of the wrappings are laid 'downward in the carton .or box.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. The combination of a candy having a a sheet of material having an aperture,'the

stick of the candy projecting through the aperture, the wrapper being folded over the candy.

2. The combination of a candy having a protruding stick, with a wrapper comprising a sheet of material having an aperture located at a distance from the center of wrapped, particularly where the folded over I I protrudingstick, with a wrapper comprismg 3. The combination of a candy having a protruding stick, with a wrapper comprising a sheet of material having an aperture 10- cated at a distance from the center of the sheet, the stick "of the candy projecting through the aperture, the portions of the wrapper at opposite sides of the candy being folded one upon the other over the candy,

said folded side portions of the Wrapper extending laterally 'from the candy substan- I 'tially at right angles to the stick having their corner portions folded over the body 10 

